PSYCHTECH

Mental Health and Digital Technology Conference

We’re inviting students, trainees and SASG doctors to submit a poster presentation for digital display at this year’s conference.

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This is your chance to pitch a design for an innovative game, app or device that solves a problem, and improves patient care in mental health services.

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It’s the idea that’s important. The poster should clearly communicate the idea and what is novel about it, but doesn’t need to include a detailed technical description of the app or device.

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Suggested submission topics:

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The Internet of Things

Artificial Intelligence

Use of Big Data

Video games

Virtual Reality

Digital Communication

Visual representation of data

Social Media

Screen time

The competition panel:

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The panel will be led by ELFT Research & Innovation team and will include experienced app developers with an eye for imaginative and thoughtful design ideas.

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Competition Prize:

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The most compelling poster submission will be awarded the ‘PsychTech Digital Innovation Prize’ and win a workshop session to develop the winner’s idea to support them in taking the proposal forward for development. Five further submissions will received a ‘Selected Innovation’ award certificate.

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Requirements for poster submission:

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Poster must include the name of innovation as the poster title and the author’s name.

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Viewers should be able to read your poster in only a couple of minutes. Pictures and diagrams are a great way to convey your idea in a quick and engaging way.

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Suggested structure for poster:

Describe the current patient (or clinician) situation as it is now. Say why this situation needs to be improved.

Describe the game / app / device which could help to address this situation.

Describe the resulting situation and process that you envisage if your innovation were in practice.

How to submit your poster:

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Submissions are open now.

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Posters should be formatted for display in landscape orientation in 16:9 aspect ratio.

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The poster file format should be PDF or PNG, at a minimum resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels.